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Re: Greening Laptop Use
At 10:12 AM 12/5/2008, Gary Miller wrote:
Today I came across this article http://www.slate.com/id/2205761/
I guess I had never looked at this resource before. They are
addressing many sustainability/p2 questions.
My question, do you agree with their recommendations on laptop use
and laptops versus desktops.
Is there a current ranking or rating of the green-ness of laptop and
PC products.
If you're looking for energy ratings, Energy Star has that
information. See http://www.eu-energystar.org/en/en_008p.shtml for an
energy use calculator for desktops vs. laptops, generically (linked
in the article). Computer manufacturers include energy use in the
specs for different models.
Another good resource is Product Purchasing and Computer Power
Management for Federal Agencies
(http://www.energystar.gov/index.cfm?c=fed_agencies.fed_ag_index).
EPeat (http://www.epeat.net/) registered products have to meet
certain environmental and energy criteria in order to be certified.
Their web site has information for manufacturers and consumers.
Finally, Greenpeace just released their latest Guide to Greener
Electronics. See
http://www.greenpeace.org/international/campaigns/toxics/electronics/how-the-companies-line-up.
They do quarterly updates, so the information here is usually pretty current.
Hope this helps.
Laura B.
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